Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-01
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

Hon. S. s. Cox is improving steadily in
health.
United States Minister Pendleton arrived
Yesterday at New York from Germany.
Ninety. FIVE towns have applied for the
free delivery system under the recent act OF
Congress.
John D. Isle, the discount clerk in the
First National Bank of Baltimore, has de-
faulted for $4,000 and disappeared.
The deadlock in the West Virginia Leg.
islaIure over the election of a United States
Senator to succeed Mr.. Camden continues
unbroken.
Alderman G. S. Graf, of Wilkesbarre,
Pa has Just learned that his family hasinberi-
ted an estate in Holland valued at $751;
100000.
1t is estimated that the public debt state
ment, to be issued today, will chow de-
crease of about 50 900 600 in the debt since
January lst.
1t is said that the British sealing schoon-
ers captured in Alaska waters by the CorWih
will be awarded damages for detention Dy
the United States government.
A conspiracy has been discovered in Chi
cago TO blow up the condemned Anarchists
and their iailors in order to save the former
an ignominous death on the scafiod.
The President will probably not take &C.
ton on the Inter state Commerce bill before
Thursday. Attorney General Garland hes
returned the bill with his opinion.
A private cablegram from Rome apnoun-
ces the selection of the Rev. Matthew Par
kns for seventeen years pastor of st. James
Church, Boston, to succeed the late Bishop
Hendricll, OF the Providence diocese.
In Jones county, Ga, Saturday, two boys,
named Rivers. aged ten and eight, while IN
the woods gathering brush, were set upon
by Sam ,Bivins, aged seventeen, and MUIR
dered with an axe. Biylns says he had
fight with the boys.
About 800 of the Lorilard strikers in
New York returned to work yesterday
morning on the firms terms and the strike
is ended. The Lorillards have all the hands
now that they will employ, and every de-
partment is iii operation.
The Senate yesterday disposed of 56 out
of the 104 pages of the sundry civil appro-
priaton bill. The House of Representatives
passed the agriculture appropriation bill.
and took up the bill to consolidate certain
bureaus of the Navy Department.
Talors' Assembly, No. 1914, Knights OF
Labor of Philadelphia, had q stormy meet
ing Monday night, and the presence OF
number of policemen was necessary to avert
personal encounters. The majority of the
assembly decided to leave the Knights.
The PostofIice Department has received
ninety-fve applications from postmasters
and citizens, asking for the establishment of
the free delivery system at their respec-
tive towns. The total number of towns
having the required population or reyenuei is
$50.
Mr.. and Mrs. scroggins, formerly Of
Charles county Nd, but for many years
residents of Washington, celebrated the
fftieth anniversary of their marriage last
night surrounded by their children, grand
children and great grand children. One of
the features of the evening was the mar.
riage Of Mrs. Scroggins' granddaughter.
The trial of. L. West. the colored ex clerk
of the General Land Office, was begun in the
Criminal Court of Washington yesterday. He
is charged with breaking into the house of
Mrs Mary ]. Page, clerk in the same
Office, and attempting to outrage her ON No
vember 10th last The effort to get q jury
yesterday was unsuccessful.